In the late 90's, ATG Dynamo was a pioneering platform that helped organizations build robust, scalable and innovative Web applications, long before 'J2EE' or 'application server' were mainstream terms. What made Dynamo special is that it solved many of the common problems developers faced in building Web applications. Even today, the J2EE specification doesn't fully address some of these problems. An active Open Source community is now striving to plug these gaps, to help simplify Web application development. Dynamo ultimately became a certified J2EE application server, but continued to stand apart from the crowd.
The ATG Dynamo name was not only applied to the 'application server' layer. Many will remember DPS (Dynamo Personalization Server), DCS (Dynamo Commerce Server), and a little later, DSS (Dynamo Scenario Server). Dynamo was not just about the technology platform; it became a suite of building blocks to help organizations create and manage user-centric, personalized Web experiences.
All of this technology is very much alive and well at ATG. In fact, it's the cornerstone of all our current products. Much of ATG's early technology remains as innovative today as it was several years ago. So what happened to 'Dynamo?'
So, while the Dynamo name has taken a back seat, the technology behind it continues to evolve and to be used extensively throughout ATG’s applications. Importantly, as the industry has adopted the J2EE standards, the innovative technology created by ATG continues to complement and enhance J2EE to help organizations build exciting, user-centric, personalized, scalable Web applications. And it’s all proven technology.